Archive timeline
2013
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2013, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2013
APRIL 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR PUNE BUS DRIVER
A court in India has given the death penalty to a bus driver who killed nine people and injured
APRIL 8, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTE WOMAN SUSPECTED TO BE US SPY
A woman of Somali origin suspected of being an American spy was executed through
- APRIL 7, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three Seychellois were sentenced to death in Egypt for drug trafficking.
three Seychellois were sentenced to death in Egypt for drug trafficking.
APRIL 7, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 7 CONVICTS OVER TERROR CHARGES EXECUTED
The Iraqi Ministry of Justice announced that it has executed seven convicted prisoners over terror
- APRIL 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF EIGHT DEATH ROW CONVICTS
The Supreme Court in India stayed the execution of eight death row convicts whose mercy
APRIL 6, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER BEHEADED BY SWORD
A Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the capital, the interior ministry
- APRIL 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a special CBI court here awarded death sentence to three policemen
a special CBI court here awarded death sentence to three policemen
APRIL 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: NEW, TOUGHER ANTI-RAPE BILL COMES INTO FORCE
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill which details
- APRIL 4, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): LAWMAKERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO PARDON SCOTTSBORO BOYS
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 103-0 in favor of a bill to posthumously
APRIL 4, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN OWNED 2.4 G HEROIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Court in Sri Lanka issued death sentence against suspect owned 2.4 g heroin with
APRIL 4, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN 2012 AMONG THE HIGHEST IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS
According to the fifth annual report of Iran Human Rights (IHR) on the death penalty in Iran, in 2012 the Islamic Republic carried out at least 580 executions, a number among the highest in more than 15 years.
- APRIL 4, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Lawmakers Unanimously Vote to Pardon Scottsboro Boys.
USA - Alabama. Lawmakers Unanimously Vote to Pardon Scottsboro Boys.
- APRIL 3, 2013North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Senate OKs repeal of Racial Justice Act.
USA - North Carolina. Senate OKs repeal of Racial Justice Act.
APRIL 3, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF CHRISTIAN
A Pakistani appeals court overturned the conviction and death sentence of Younis Masih, a Christian
- APRIL 3, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PETITION, HARYANA RAPE MURDER CONVICT DHARAMPAL TO BE HANGED NEXT WEEK
Dharampal, the Haryana rape convict who was released on parole and went on to murder
- APRIL 2, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SOMALILAND COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY SENTENCES
The High Court of Somaliland's Armed Forces has commuted the sentences of
APRIL 2, 2013SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: LEGISLATIVE DECREE ON KIDNAPPING CRIMES AND DUE PENALTIES
President Bashar al-Assad issued legislative decree No. 20 for the year 2013 on Kidnapping
- APRIL 2, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Dramatic Decline in Death Sentences
USA - Dramatic Decline in Death Sentences
- APRIL 2, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 1036 which limits death penalty
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 1036 which limits death penalty
APRIL 1, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FOUR EXECUTED INCLUDING AL-QAEDA CHIEF
Iraq executed Al-Qaeda's former Baghdad chief and three other men convicted of terror
APRIL 1, 2013TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: ISLAMIST LEADER BACKS DEATH PENALTY
Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party, said he backs the application
APRIL 1, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi in the southern
APRIL 1, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: THREE HANGED IN THE FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE 2007
Kuwait hanged three convicted murderers in the first executions in the Gulf state since May 2007, the ministry of justice said.
MARCH 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 99% OF DEATH SENTENCE PRISONERS ESCAPE GALLOWS
Lost in the cacophony of human rights activists protesting against death penalty after Parliament
MARCH 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN SISTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two Iranian sisters were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- MARCH 28, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE FREES UKRAINIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Sharia Court of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) released a Ukrainian citizen convicted
- MARCH 28, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
- MARCH 28, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven Justice and Equality Movement’s members were sentenced to death
seven Justice and Equality Movement’s members were sentenced to death
- MARCH 28, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for John Lee, 49, white
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for John Lee, 49, white
MARCH 28, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED FOR MURDER, SODOMY
Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussain, a Yemeni national, was beheaded and crucified for having